What causes pneumonia in elderly
[DOC File]Causes of Pneumonia – general - Bacteria
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Pseudomonas (P.) aeruginosa is a major cause of hospital-acquired pneumonia (nosocomial pneumonia). It is a common cause of pneumonia in patients with chronic or severe lung disease. Moraxella (M.) catarrhalis is found in everyone's nose and mouth.
[DOC File]Infections in the Elderly - POGOe
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Klebsiella pneumoniae pneumonia is often associated with hemoptysis (currant jelly sputum) and the chest X-ray findings include bulging interlobar fissure and cavitary abscesses. Klebsiella pneumoniae is also extremely rare as a cause of community-acquired pneumonia in the USA accounting for
[DOC File]Pathophysiology of pneumonia
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There may be decreased chest expansion on afflicted side, dulled percussion on affected lobe, hemoptysis, headaches, clammy skin, cyanosis, anorexia (Pneumonia, n.d.). Changes to vital signs may include increased RR and HR, decreased O2 sat. In the elderly there may be a new or worsening confusion or unsteadiness, leading to falls.
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Invasive pneumococcal disease is caused by the bacterial pathogen Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus, or “Strep pneumo”). Pneumococci are lancet-shaped, Gram-positive diplococci with more than 90 serotypes identified on the basis of unique polysaccharide capsules.
[DOC File]DISEASES of the NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Causes 80% of all pneumonias (6 mo (6 years of age) Normal nasopharynx flora in some (blood (meninges Leading cause of meningitis in adults and the elderly Capsule vaccine prevents pneumonia – recommended for elderly (Subunit vaccine)
[DOC File]DISEASES of the RESPIRATORY TRACT
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Mainly affects elderly and people with lung disease. DOC: Penicillin. Hemophilus influenzae (Gram –ve bacilli) OTHER: S. aureus, S. pyogenes, Moraxella catarrhalis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Legionella pneumophilia (Legionnaire’s disease) ATYPICAL PNEUMONIAS: Mycoplasma - most common of this category, walking pneumonia
[DOC File]PNEUMONIA - cnaZone
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The majority of cases of pneumonia are caused by an infection from bacteria or viruses, but there are other microorganisms that can cause pneumonia such as fungi and parasites. Pneumonia is also classified by how and where it was contracted, e.g., community-acquired versus hospital-acquired.
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Every case of pneumonia—or, for that matter, or any disease--is somewhat unique; BUT, in community acquired pneumonia, one group of microbes “in general” causes a type of pneumonia characterized by an abrupt onset of fever, chills, and cough--with an “infiltrate” on imaging that is at least somewhat localized to a lobe or segment of ...
[DOC File]GERIATRICS AND GERIATRIC EMERGENCIES
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42. Symptoms differentiating typical pneumonia from atypical pneumonia include: Typical pneumonia has a dry cough. Atypical pneumonia is more likely to have extrapulmonary signs. Typical pneumonia has a gradual onset. Atypical penumonia has a productive cough. In general, patients with NIDDM (non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus):
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